Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Michigan
Salons, barbers and spas in the Flint, MI metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in the Flint, MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #218 of 387 scored metro areas
#14 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 705
- 121 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 107
- −1.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $151.9M
- On personal care products and services · $908 a household
- Spending per listing
- $215K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.1
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 401,093
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $908 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the Flint metro area spend about $151.9M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $215K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K.
The Flint metro area has 705 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 121 are chain locations, or 17%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 42.1 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Flint metro area was 107 in 2023, down 1.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,564 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3,236 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Flint metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Flint metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in the Flint metro area is 48 (lower middle), #218 of 387 scored metro areas and #14 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.
How the Flint metro area compares
The same measures for Michigan and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the salons, barbers and spas counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Flint metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.1 | 39.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $215K | $253K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,564 | 1,186 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.8% | +9.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $908 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $62,281 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 107−1.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 481
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3,236Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 705121 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 714The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 17
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Flint metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Flint metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 401,093−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 167,334
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 637 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 633
- Median household income
- $62,281+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,062
- Median home value
- $182,400
- Jobs located here
- 125,696
- Daytime population
- 375,742Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Michigan, with the Flint metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Monroe, MI | 80 | 140 | 22.2 | $452K | +0.7% | #4 of 387 |
| 2Midland, MI | 72 | 134 | 38.3 | $267K | +0.3% | #17 of 387 |
| 3Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 71 | 1,710 | 38.8 | $268K | +2.8% | #21 of 387 |
| 4Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 69 | 222 | 32.8 | $274K | +1.8% | #30 of 387 |
| 5Niles, MI | 68 | 201 | 31.4 | $299K | −1.3% | #35 of 387 |
| 6Traverse City, MI | 68 | 266 | 40.7 | $252K | +2.2% | #39 of 387 |
| 7Ann Arbor, MI | 65 | 587 | 39.0 | $284K | −0.4% | #45 of 387 |
| 8Jackson, MI | 65 | 216 | 34.5 | $271K | −0.4% | #47 of 387 |
| 9Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 65 | 719 | 37.0 | $262K | +1.4% | #49 of 387 |
| 10Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 61 | 423 | 39.5 | $250K | +0.8% | #76 of 387 |
| 14Flint, MI | 48 | 705 | 42.1 | $215K | −1.1% | #218 of 387 |
Other business types in the Flint metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas48
- Hair salons41
- Barbershops27
- Nail salons61
- Spas and skin care48
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many salons, barbers and spas are in the Flint, MI metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 705 salons, barbers and spas in the Flint metro area. 121 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 107 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 1.8% from 2019. Another 3,236 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Flint, MI metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $151.9M a year, or $908 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 705 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $215K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 167,334 households in the Flint metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Flint, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Flint metro area has 42.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $215K, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Flint metro area would have about 714, against 705 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,564 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Flint, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Flint metro area at 401,093 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 167,334 households. The median household income in the Flint metro area is $62,281 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Flint metro area scores 48 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #218 of 387 scored metro areas.
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